Cascade High freshman Emma Gates won the high jump at the OSAA Class 4A state track and field meet May 17-18 at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham.
Gates leaped 5-5, two inches less than the personal best 5-7 she turned in at the Oregon West Conference district meet. Gates also ran a leg on the Cougars’ 4×400 relay team that finished second. Also on the relay were
Cami Oliva, Gabreilla Floyd and Ashley Fraser.
Cascade scored 14 points to finish 16th in the girls team race. Participating for the boys were Elijah Nolan (8th in javelin, 152-4) and Ashton Williams in the 200.
The Stayton boys scored 16 points. Joshua Belliard ran 11.29 to finish runner-up in the 100 and Ben Kirby took second in the 1,500 in 4:06.91. Kirby also participated in the 800.
Alissa Humphreys scored all 6 points for the Eagles girls, with a fifth-place in the 100 (12.77) and 7th in the 200 (26.44).
Class 2A track and field: The Santiam boys placed fifth as a team in the OSAA Class 2A state championships at Western Oregon University in Monmouth.
Brody Davidson and Trevor Tinney led the way for the Wolverines by placing in a total of five individual events as well as joining forces on a relay. The team piled up 37 points, trailing only champion East Linn Christian (72), Heppner (51), Oakland (44) and Monroe (38). Regis was 16th with 17 points, all scored by thrower Kirkland Scott.
Davidson was the lone Santiam state champion, taking first in the long jump with a mark of 21-3.5. Davidson also was fourth in the high jump (6-0), sixth in the 200 (23.71) and ran the third leg on the Wolverines’ 4×100 relay squad that finished fifth in 45.49.
Tinney was third in the pole vault, where he set a school record of 12-9, eighth in the 100 (11.69) and ran the anchor leg on the relay. Trevor Whitmire and Hunter Reeser also ran relay legs.
Whitmire also took fifth in the javelin with a throw of 154-0. Also scoring was David McCormick, who was fifth in the 100 hurdles in 16.53.
Issac Turner ran 9:38.37 to finish ninth in the 3,000, one spot out of a scoring position.
Liliana Lyness was the lone contestant from the Santiam girls squad. She took sixth in the shot put with a throw of 33-3.5.
Regis’ Scott was second in the discus (137-0), 3rd in the javelin (158-1) and sixth in the shot put (46-0.75).
Sara Vetter of the Rams was 12th in the girls javelin at 88-5 and also participated in the 100 hurdles.
Honors: Stayton senior Alli Nyquist received a
$1,000 student-athlete scholarship from the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association at the group’s May 18 awards banquet.
Nyquist, a standout on Oregon West Conference championship Eagles teams in soccer and basketball, carries a 3.97 unweighted grade point average and is already enrolled in an early program at Chemeketa Community College.
Nyquist plans to finish her sophomore year in 2020 and then transfer to Oregon State University. She plans to major in biology before moving on to graduate school to study physical therapy.
Nyquist was one of just ten students statewide to be so honored.
Boys Golf: Stayton senior Evan Massena took third in the Class 4A state tournament at Emerald Valley in Creswell and helped lead the team to sixth place.
Massena shot a remarkably consistent 77-77—154 during the two days. Also participating for Stayton were
James Bridge (tie, 24th at 184), Tyler Del Grande (38th, 202), Caelin Ritchie (tie, 43rd at 209) and
Colby Padua (53rd, 290).
Cascade’s Carson Hunt participated as an individual at finished tied for 19th at 181.
In the Class 3A-2A-1A boys tournament, also at Emerald Valley, Regis’ Drew Dickey competed as an individual and finished tied for 15th at 180.
Softball: Santiam finished 19-5 overall after falling 11-0 on May 22 to Vernonia in the Class 2A-1A playoffs. The Wolverines, who finished 13-2 in Special District 2 play, had advanced to the round of 16 via a 15-5 win May 20 vs. Bandon.
Stayton lost its round of 16 game vs. McLoughlin by a 14-3 score and finished 17-8. The Eagles placed infielder Sydney Maurer, outfielder Jade Beaumont and utility player Alysha Sims on the all-Oregon West Conference first team, while pitcher Kelsie Walker and infielder Cedella Ritchie received honorable mention.
Cascade lost its playoff game to No. 2 Henley, 13-5, and finished 16-11. The Cougars placed infielder Camryn Boyles and outfielder Crystal Campbell on the all-OWC first team. Infielder Bailey Dysinger, outfielder Abby Jeppsen and utility player Alexis Bates made the second team. Catcher Madison Walliman received honorable mention.
Baseball: Santiam finished 15-11. The Wolverines were 10-8 in Special District 2 and fell 2-0 to St. Paul
on May 20 in the first round of the Class 2A-1A state playoffs.
Cascade was 11-12 overall and placed outfielder Kyle McAlister on the all-OWC first team. Infielder Grayson Reeder, first baseman Tommy McGuire and utility player Caleb Boyles made the second team. Infielder Will Ramos, catcher Jake Whisman and outfielder Chance Tobiasson received honorable mention.
Outfielder Donovan Stanley was a second-team all-OWC choice for 9-17 Stayton, which placed pitcher Jared Mitchell, infielder Danner Salisbury, first baseman Tanner Manning and catcher Tanner Goodman on the honorable mention list.
Girls Tennis: Cascade senior Jenica Wiebenga won her first-round match in the Class 4A-3A-2A-1A singles draw at the state tournament before falling in the quarterfinals to a team from Catlin Gabel. The Cougars tied for 9th as a team with 2 points.
Choir: The Cascade ensemble, under the direction of Matthew Clark, took third in Class 4A at the OSAA championships. Cascade was credited with 288 points, trailing only champion La Grande (332) and McLoughlin (292).
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